How close are Huma Abedin and Hillary Clinton?

As a student at The George Washington University in 1996, Huma Abedin began working as a White House intern assigned to then first lady Hillary Clinton. The two have been together since, wth Abedin traveling the country as Clinton's "bodywoman" throughout her 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination campaign. She later became Clintons's deputy chief of staff at the State Department, and still works for her transitional team, assisting the former secretary of state's move back into her private life. Here's 17 pictures that describe their 17 years together so far:

Aide Huma Abedin (right) has a word with Hillary Clinton, then a Democratic presidential hopeful, befire a discussion on jobs during a campaign event at the IBEW Local Union 5 Training Facility in Pittsburgh, Pa., on April 2, 2008.